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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite
You're "flat" wrong about the jumpers ... ... but ... no surprise there ... "gentlemen riders" went out turpentine and linoleum ... and so did any reason ... other than control ... for maintaining higher weights.
How about that Neji? Ever see him run? I did.
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Someone has a reading comprehension disorder, amongst other things . Today's riders are of course, professionals but the weights they ride at and their size evolved from the people that rode their horses to hounds . I stand by the truth of my statement . Steeplechase horses are the same horses that run on the flat . As any rider or person with knowledge of riding can tell you the size and weight of the rider have nothing to do with control . Riding is one sport where women can compete equally with men and then some . Some of the best Grand Prix jumping riders are and were women . Marge Goldstein and Kathy Kusner are both small women . Neji ran on the flat before his jumping career . So you saw him run . An excellent animal and a great weight carrier . Before my time . So, you are still wrong . Wrong about turpentine-based linoleum as welll . It is having a renaissance with the renovation set as a desirable and more organic flooring with excellent esthetic options and durability . Where the bigger, stronger rider theory for jump races came from is laughable . Which end of you did that come out of ????